Peter the Dolphin became the centre of a radical experiment that blurred science, intimacy, and ethics in ways no one was prepared for, thats right, this is a groomer story!
In the 1960s, neuroscientist John C Lilly and researcher Margaret Lovatt set out to teach a dolphin to speak English inside a flooded house in the Caribbean. What followed was an intense, isolated experiment in dolphin communication that drew the attention of NASA and raised unsettling questions about boundaries, consent, and scientific obsession. As Dolphin House collapsed under funding cuts and ethical scrutiny, Peter’s fate would haunt everyone involved.Topics include
<ul>
 	<li>The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design</li>
 	<li>John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation</li>
 	<li>Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation</li>
 	<li>Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race</li>
 	<li>What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended</li>
</ul>
Resources and Further Reading
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Howe_Lovatt">Margaret Howe Lovatt </a>- Wikipedia</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me">The dolphin who loved me</a> - the Guardian</li>
 	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly">John C. Lilly</a> - Wikipedia</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5lemby">The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins</a> - BBC Documentry</li>
</ul>
Host &amp; Show Info<ul><li>Hosts:&nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp; Adam Cox</li><li>Intro Music: <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/">Alice in dark Wonderland</a></li></ul>Community &amp; Calls to Action<ul><li>Review &amp; follow on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"> @theCompendiumPodcast</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank">thecompendiumpodcast.com</a></li><li>Support us: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank">Sign up to Patreon</a></li><li>Circus Job Board: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs">Apply to join the Circus</a></li></ul>Share this episode with a friend!&nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Peter the Dolphin became the centre of a radical experiment that blurred science, intimacy, and ethics in ways no one was prepared for, thats right, this is a groomer story!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the 1960s, neuroscientist John C Lilly and researcher Margaret Lovatt set out to teach a dolphin to speak English inside a flooded house in the Caribbean. What followed was an intense, isolated experiment in dolphin communication that drew the attention of NASA and raised unsettling questions about boundaries, consent, and scientific obsession. As Dolphin House collapsed under funding cuts and ethical scrutiny, Peter’s fate would haunt everyone involved.&lt;b&gt;Topics include&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;The Dolphin House experiment and its unconventional design&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;John C Lilly’s theories on dolphin communication and sensory deprivation&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;Margaret Lovatt’s role and the emotional reality of long-term isolation&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;Why NASA funded dolphin research during the space race&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;What happened to Peter the dolphin after the experiment ended&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Resources and Further Reading&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Howe_Lovatt"&gt;Margaret Howe Lovatt &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;- Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me"&gt;The dolphin who loved me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - the Guardian&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly"&gt;John C. Lilly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5lemby"&gt;The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - BBC Documentry&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host &amp;amp; Show Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp;amp; Adam Cox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro Music: &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/"&gt;Alice in dark Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &amp;amp; Calls to Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review &amp;amp; follow on: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt; @theCompendiumPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;thecompendiumpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up to Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Circus Job Board: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs"&gt;Apply to join the Circus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share this episode with a friend!&amp;nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the 1960s, NASA-funded experiments led by neuroscientist John C. Lilly saw researcher Margaret Howe Lovatt live with a bottlenose dolphin named Peter in a flooded house to try to teach him human language. The controversial project blurred lines between science, intimacy, and ethics, and ended with tragic consequences for Peter.

Peter the Dolphin: A Love Story That Science Wasn’t Ready For

Julia Child celebrated household name, started as a wartime OSS desk jockey who later conquered Le Cordon Bleu and American TV - loudly, brilliantly, and without apologising. 
Starting with Julie &amp; Julia, we follow her late-in-life Paris awakening, the brutal Le Cordon Bleu learning curve, and the obsessive testing that became Mastering the Art of French Cooking. There’s OSS shark repellent, Paul Child’s steady love, and then the moment she turns a TV omelette into a second career. Suddenly it’s The French Chef - and dinner becomes comedy. 
  
Topics include
<ul>
 	<li>
Julie & Julia and what the film gets right (Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci)</li>
 	<li>
Le Cordon Bleu, French cuisine, and learning late</li>
 	<li>
Mastering the Art of French Cooking and why it mattered</li>
 	<li>
OSS shark repellent and the strangest pre-chef CV</li>
 	<li>
The French Chef, cooking show chaos, and the Dan Aykroyd SNL skit</li>
</ul>
Resources and Further Reading
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child">Julia Child</a> - Wikipedia</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/mediaviewer/rm1149667328/?ref_=tt_ov_i">Julie & Julia</a> - by Nora Ephron</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxv6IGBgFQ">SNL The French Chef</a> - youtube</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-and-the-oss-recipe-for-shark-repellent/">Shark Repellant Work</a> - <a title="https://cia.gov" href="https://cia.gov">cia.gov</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/press/fact-sheets/julia-childs-kitchen">Julias Kitchen </a>- Smithsonian Museum</li>
 	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering_the_Art_of_French_Cooking">Mastering the Art of French Cooking</a> - Wikipedia</li>
</ul>
Host &amp; Show Info<ul><li>Hosts:&nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp; Adam Cox</li><li>Intro Music: <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/">Alice in dark Wonderland</a></li></ul>Community &amp; Calls to Action<ul><li>Review &amp; follow on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"> @theCompendiumPodcast</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank">thecompendiumpodcast.com</a></li><li>Support us: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank">Sign up to Patreon</a></li><li>Circus Job Board: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs">Apply to join the Circus</a></li></ul>Share this episode with a friend!&nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Child celebrated household name, started as a wartime OSS desk jockey who later conquered Le Cordon Bleu and American TV - loudly, brilliantly, and without apologising.&lt;br /&gt;
Starting with Julie &amp;amp; Julia, we follow her late-in-life Paris awakening, the brutal Le Cordon Bleu learning curve, and the obsessive testing that became Mastering the Art of French Cooking. There’s OSS shark repellent, Paul Child’s steady love, and then the moment she turns a TV omelette into a second career. Suddenly it’s The French Chef - and dinner becomes comedy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Topics include&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
Julie &amp; Julia and what the film gets right (Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci)&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
Le Cordon Bleu, French cuisine, and learning late&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
Mastering the Art of French Cooking and why it mattered&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
OSS shark repellent and the strangest pre-chef CV&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
The French Chef, cooking show chaos, and the Dan Aykroyd SNL skit&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Resources and Further Reading&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child"&gt;Julia Child&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/mediaviewer/rm1149667328/?ref_=tt_ov_i"&gt;Julie &amp; Julia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - by Nora Ephron&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxv6IGBgFQ"&gt;SNL The French Chef&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - youtube&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-and-the-oss-recipe-for-shark-repellent/"&gt;Shark Repellant Work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - &lt;a title="https://cia.gov" href="https://cia.gov"&gt;cia.gov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/press/fact-sheets/julia-childs-kitchen"&gt;Julias Kitchen &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;- Smithsonian Museum&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering_the_Art_of_French_Cooking"&gt;Mastering the Art of French Cooking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host &amp;amp; Show Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp;amp; Adam Cox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro Music: &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/"&gt;Alice in dark Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &amp;amp; Calls to Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review &amp;amp; follow on: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt; @theCompendiumPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;thecompendiumpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up to Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Circus Job Board: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs"&gt;Apply to join the Circus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share this episode with a friend!&amp;nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Julia Child goes from OSS odd-jobs (including shark repellent) to a late-blooming Paris obsession that turns into Le Cordon Bleu, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and TV immortality on The French Chef.

Julia Child: Mastering The Art Of Being Loud, Brilliant, And Right

H.H. Holmes built the infamous Murder Castle during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. This episode explores the true story behind the disappearances, the fraud, and how one of America’s first serial killers was finally caught.
Using false identities, staged scams, and a building designed to confuse and trap, Holmes turned murder into a business model. As victims vanished and his schemes began to collapse, investigators uncovered a case of fraud, deception, and calculated killing that helped turn him into one of the most notorious figures in American crime history.
Topics include
<ul>
 	<li>the design and purpose of the Murder Castle</li>
 	<li>Holmes’ life as Herman Mudgett</li>
 	<li>insurance fraud, false identities, and calculated killings</li>
 	<li>the role of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair</li>
 	<li>how H.H. Holmes was finally caught</li>
</ul>
Resources and Further Reading 

<ul>
 	<li><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes">H.H. Holmes</a> - Wikipedia</li>
 	<li><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_White_City" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_White_City">The Devil in the White City</a> - by Erik Larson</li>
 	<li><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Hotel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Hotel">American Horror Story: Hotel</a> - Ryan Murphy</li>
</ul>
Host &amp; Show Info<ul><li>Hosts:&nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp; Adam Cox</li><li>Intro Music: <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/">Alice in dark Wonderland</a></li></ul>Community &amp; Calls to Action<ul><li>Review &amp; follow on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"> @theCompendiumPodcast</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank">thecompendiumpodcast.com</a></li><li>Support us: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank">Sign up to Patreon</a></li><li>Circus Job Board: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs">Apply to join the Circus</a></li></ul>Share this episode with a friend!&nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;H.H. Holmes built the infamous Murder Castle during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. This episode explores the true story behind the disappearances, the fraud, and how one of America’s first serial killers was finally caught.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using false identities, staged scams, and a building designed to confuse and trap, Holmes turned murder into a business model. As victims vanished and his schemes began to collapse, investigators uncovered a case of fraud, deception, and calculated killing that helped turn him into one of the most notorious figures in American crime history.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topics include&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;the design and purpose of the Murder Castle&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;Holmes’ life as Herman Mudgett&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;insurance fraud, false identities, and calculated killings&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;the role of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;how H.H. Holmes was finally caught&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources and Further Reading&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes"&gt;H.H. Holmes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_White_City" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_White_City"&gt;The Devil in the White City&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - by Erik Larson&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Hotel" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Hotel"&gt;American Horror Story: Hotel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Ryan Murphy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host &amp;amp; Show Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp;amp; Adam Cox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro Music: &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/"&gt;Alice in dark Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &amp;amp; Calls to Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review &amp;amp; follow on: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt; @theCompendiumPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;thecompendiumpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up to Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Circus Job Board: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs"&gt;Apply to join the Circus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share this episode with a friend!&amp;nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The life and crimes of H. H. Holmes, the man who engineered a building into a vessel of murder behind the scenes of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. From fraud to murder, and the myth versus reality of the “Murder Castle,” we explore how one architect of deception became a true crime legend.


H.H. Holmes: The Murder Castle True Story

Biosphere 2 was meant to prove we could build a world from scratch. Instead, it became a fight to keep the air breathable and the story from turning toxic.
In 1991, eight people sealed themselves inside a vast Arizona terrarium designed to test whether a closed ecosystem could sustain human life and one day help us survive on Mars. What followed was not just a biosphere experiment under glass, but a slow collision between science, survival, collapsing oxygen levels, and a press narrative determined to call it a joke. This week, we dig into what really happened inside Biosphere 2, why the project began to unravel, and whether it was ever the failure people still think it was.
Topics include
<ul>
 	<li>
The Biosphere 2 experiment and its original Mars habitat ambitions</li>
 	<li>
Why oxygen levels dropped inside the sealed ecosystem</li>
 	<li>
The biospherians, food shortages, and life inside the dome</li>
 	<li>
How media coverage helped distort the story of Biosphere 2</li>
 	<li>
Whether Biosphere 2 failed, or was misunderstood from the start</li>
</ul>
Resources and Further Reading
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2">Biosphere 2</a> - Wikipedia</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/life-under-the-bubble-1671">Life under the bubble</a> - Discover magazine</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Experiment-Twenty-Minutes-Biosphere/dp/156025775X">The Human Experiment</a> - by Jane Poynter</li>
</ul>
Host &amp; Show Info<ul><li>Hosts:&nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp; Adam Cox</li><li>Intro Music: <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/">Alice in dark Wonderland</a></li></ul>Community &amp; Calls to Action<ul><li>Review &amp; follow on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"> @theCompendiumPodcast</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank">thecompendiumpodcast.com</a></li><li>Support us: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank">Sign up to Patreon</a></li><li>Circus Job Board: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs">Apply to join the Circus</a></li></ul>Share this episode with a friend!&nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Biosphere 2 was meant to prove we could build a world from scratch. Instead, it became a fight to keep the air breathable and the story from turning toxic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1991, eight people sealed themselves inside a vast Arizona terrarium designed to test whether a closed ecosystem could sustain human life and one day help us survive on Mars. What followed was not just a biosphere experiment under glass, but a slow collision between science, survival, collapsing oxygen levels, and a press narrative determined to call it a joke. This week, we dig into what really happened inside Biosphere 2, why the project began to unravel, and whether it was ever the failure people still think it was.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics include&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
The Biosphere 2 experiment and its original Mars habitat ambitions&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
Why oxygen levels dropped inside the sealed ecosystem&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
The biospherians, food shortages, and life inside the dome&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
How media coverage helped distort the story of Biosphere 2&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;
Whether Biosphere 2 failed, or was misunderstood from the start&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Resources and Further Reading&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2"&gt;Biosphere 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/life-under-the-bubble-1671"&gt;Life under the bubble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Discover magazine&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Experiment-Twenty-Minutes-Biosphere/dp/156025775X"&gt;The Human Experiment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - by Jane Poynter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host &amp;amp; Show Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp;amp; Adam Cox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro Music: &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/"&gt;Alice in dark Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &amp;amp; Calls to Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review &amp;amp; follow on: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt; @theCompendiumPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;thecompendiumpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up to Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Circus Job Board: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs"&gt;Apply to join the Circus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share this episode with a friend!&amp;nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Biosphere 2 was meant to be a closed ecosystem proving humans could survive under glass, until an oxygen crisis forced secret fixes and triggered a spectacular public meltdown over trust, control, and what “success” even means.

Biosphere 2: The Grand Experiment That Could Not Breathe

Morgan Metzer survived a home invasion that ended with a far darker truth: the man who came to save her may have known exactly what happened.
On New Year's Eve in Canton, Georgia, a masked attacker entered a locked home, used intimate knowledge of the house, and left one woman bound, beaten, and terrified. The first person to find her was the ex-husband she still trusted, but the details of the night pointed somewhere far closer to home. This is a chilling story of gaslighting, coercive control, psychological abuse, and the case that later inspired Gaslit by My Husband.
Topics include
<ul>
 	<li>The New Year's Eve home invasion at the centre of Morgan Metzer's story</li>
 	<li>How gaslighting and coercive control shaped the years before the attack</li>
 	<li>The warning signs of psychological abuse hidden inside an old relationship</li>
 	<li>The real case behind Gaslit by My Husband</li>
</ul>
Resources and Further Reading
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32245467/">Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story</a> - Stream on Paramount</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morgan-metzer-rodney-metzer-canton-georgia-ex-husband-home-invasion-rescue-hero-48-hours">Georgia man who attacked</a> - CBS News</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morgan-metzer-georgia-attack-rodney-metzer-evidence-photos-48-hours">From hero to villain</a> - CBS News</li>
 	<li><a href="https://people.com/inside-morgan-metzer-attack-rodney-metzer-11876988">Saved by Her Ex-Husband</a> - People.com</li>
</ul>
Host &amp; Show Info<ul><li>Hosts:&nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp; Adam Cox</li><li>Intro Music: <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/">Alice in dark Wonderland</a></li></ul>Community &amp; Calls to Action<ul><li>Review &amp; follow on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"> @theCompendiumPodcast</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank">thecompendiumpodcast.com</a></li><li>Support us: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank">Sign up to Patreon</a></li><li>Circus Job Board: <a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs">Apply to join the Circus</a></li></ul>Share this episode with a friend!&nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Morgan Metzer survived a home invasion that ended with a far darker truth: the man who came to save her may have known exactly what happened.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On New Year's Eve in Canton, Georgia, a masked attacker entered a locked home, used intimate knowledge of the house, and left one woman bound, beaten, and terrified. The first person to find her was the ex-husband she still trusted, but the details of the night pointed somewhere far closer to home. This is a chilling story of gaslighting, coercive control, psychological abuse, and the case that later inspired Gaslit by My Husband.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics include&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;The New Year's Eve home invasion at the centre of Morgan Metzer's story&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;How gaslighting and coercive control shaped the years before the attack&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;The warning signs of psychological abuse hidden inside an old relationship&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;The real case behind Gaslit by My Husband&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Resources and Further Reading&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32245467/"&gt;Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Stream on Paramount&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morgan-metzer-rodney-metzer-canton-georgia-ex-husband-home-invasion-rescue-hero-48-hours"&gt;Georgia man who attacked&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - CBS News&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morgan-metzer-georgia-attack-rodney-metzer-evidence-photos-48-hours"&gt;From hero to villain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - CBS News&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://people.com/inside-morgan-metzer-attack-rodney-metzer-11876988"&gt;Saved by Her Ex-Husband&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - People.com&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host &amp;amp; Show Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hosts:&amp;nbsp;Kyle Risi &amp;amp; Adam Cox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Intro Music: &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-alice-in-dark-wonderland-123894/"&gt;Alice in dark Wonderland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community &amp;amp; Calls to Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review &amp;amp; follow on: &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30Hh0xbotgbIyCL5tJE4zJ?si=OZdR3QfHSaae_HuBdFlPQA" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compendium-podcast-an-assembly/id1676817109" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram:&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt; @theCompendiumPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com" target="_blank"&gt;thecompendiumpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecompendiumpodcast" target="_blank"&gt;Sign up to Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Circus Job Board: &lt;a href="https://www.thecompendiumpodcast.com/jobs"&gt;Apply to join the Circus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share this episode with a friend!&amp;nbsp;If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favourite takeaway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Morgan Metzer’s story begins as a terrifying home invasion and unfolds into something even darker: a case of coercive control, gaslighting, and an ex-husband trying to cast himself as both monster and saviour. It is a brutal, deeply personal story about survival, manipulation, and the terrible clarity that arrives when the performance finally breaks.

Morgan Metzer: The True Story Behind Gaslit By My Husband

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